Littlelamb Reusable Cloth Nappies

When I first mentioned to my mum that I was planning to use washable nappies on my baby, her jaw dropped. When her speach finally returned, she warned me a million times that it was a waste of money and I'd revert to disposables within a month. Last January, after my 20 week scan, I bit the bullet and bought my £220 cotton nappy kit on www.littlelambs.co.uk. There are cheaper kits, with less nappies, but I wanted to give myself as big a margin as possible as I've never been too fantastic at keeping up with the washing. For my money, I got: - 20 size 1 (up to about 20lb/9kg) nappies - 20 size 2 (20lb - potty) nappies - 20 size 1 fleece liners - 20 size ...  Read the complete review

I always wanted to use real nappies with my baby but before I started looking I had no idea how complicated a decision like this could be. A lot of websites / magazines recommended buying just 1 nappy from a range of suppliers and trying them out before making a decision. I thought that this would work out very expensive and I wanted to start as I meant to go on - without letting myself slip into the habit of using disposables. So, I read lots and lots (and lots) of articles and eventually made a decision. I decided to go for a shaped nappy with a separate wrap. I didn't want to use terry squares - baby's dad can't fold a sheet so we both agreed that a ...  Read the complete review

So… nappies. Probably not a subject to which the non-parents among you have devoted much attention, but believe me, when you have a baby or toddler the topic of nappies - not to mention their contents – can become a source of endless fascination. Or is that just me? Anyway, one of the major nappy-related topics to be considered by the parent or parent-to-be is that of which variety to choose, and for many people – at least, those with a modicum of environmental concern – whether to opt for reusable or disposable. (Or, as many people do, both.) The “real vs disposable nappy” debate is a big one and I’m not going to enter into it here, as this is a review of a ...  Read the complete review